The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni provided cover, but not for long.
Suddenly, its figure in the low sky paused slightly, keenly sensing a subtle change in the attack before it.
The barely perceptible arrows were no longer aimed at the Blade-Spined Wolf, but instead turned their main target back to it.
"Oh, can't make it?"
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni chuckled inwardly, its anger lessening somewhat.
It glanced upwards, then turned its gaze to the Blade-Spined Wolf that was rapidly advancing, and called out:
"I'll hold off that main human powerhouse for you. From here on out, you'll have to watch out for attacks from the humans yourself, and then get the orders out to me as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry, I understand, Lord Gou Wang!"
The Blade-Spined Wolf turned its head, responded loudly, and then quickly moved forward.
Floating low in the air, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni silently watched the Blade-Spined Wolf's forward-moving figure.
Even though notifying them now has already caused quite a few Calamity Beast to flee, at least two or three thousand Calamity Beast should still be able to be brought back, right?
no way...
It slowly turned around, surveying the canyon before it, which could only be described as barely open.
The humans chose this terrain to make it difficult for them to operate, but it also made it difficult for the Calamity Beast to escape.
At the very least, the closer Calamity Beast is to the center, the slower it will be to escape.
Thinking of this, the anger in the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni's heart lessened somewhat.
It raised its gaze and looked upwards.
Although it still hadn't found the human who shot the arrow, it had pinpointed a general location through its recent movement.
The next step is to wait for the Calamity Beast to gather, and then launch a counterattack.
At that point, unless that human abandons the others, its location will only be gradually restricted until it is found and killed.
And of course, there's that human who dares to imitate their own voice!
"Laugh..."
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni gazed upwards, a cold smile on its face.
until.
" Gou Wang, what are you laughing at?"
A somewhat familiar, rough voice rang out from the side.
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni paused, then slowly turned around and looked to its side and below.
There stood a Fourth Tier Blade-Spined Wolf.
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni's face darkened; it had a premonition, but still asked,
"Why are you back? Didn't I tell you to go out and deliver orders?"
"Didn't you say you forgot to give me an order, and told me to... come back?" Blade-Spined Wolf said, his voice getting softer towards the end, clearly indicating that he had realized something.
The two beasts, one tall and one short, stared at each other.
Suddenly.
"You idiot! The first command I told you to relay was that the command you just received was forged by humans. And what did you do? You ran out and forgot about it! Now, immediately, go out and relay the command!" The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni roared.
"Yes!" The Blade-Spined Wolf trembled and quickly replied.
It had just turned around, intending to leave, when it paused again and turned back.
"Um... um, Lord Gou Wang..."
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni gritted its teeth, suppressing its anger, and said:
"You run, I'll cover for you!"
"Yes, sir!" Blade-Spined Wolf responded loudly, then quickly turned around.
The same thing happened again.
Provide cover, stop, warn.
This time, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni deliberately stood still, watching the Blade-Spined Wolf's departing figure.
It didn't turn around until the Blade-Spined Wolf had completely disappeared into the gunfire and the beast tide.
"Damn piece of trash!!" The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni cursed darkly.
The Blade-Spined Wolf wasted so much time just now that at least three to five hundred more Calamity Beast ran out!
It looked up again, gazing upwards.
They had to both prevent the human archer from attacking and await the counterattack of the Calamity Beast they had summoned.
As for its own initial counterattack...
Well, it doesn't have that idea yet.
Leaving aside other possible humans, the mere presence of that one human whose tracks are difficult to detect is enough to prevent it from moving upwards.
"How exactly did that human know about our race's weakness?" The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni frowned, its gaze fixed on the ceiling. "Was it revealed by one of its own kind?"
Time slowly passed.
At one moment, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni paused, and its head slowly lowered again.
In their field of vision, the Blade-Spined Wolf hesitated and slowly walked over.
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni stared intently at the Blade-Spined Wolf, paused for a moment, and then said:
What did I say this time?
"You... you said that if I don't come back, you'll kill me!" Blade-Spined Wolf said, trembling.
When it returned and saw Gou Wang's posture, it knew it had been tricked again.
However, by then Lord Gou Wang had already seen it, and it was too late to leave. It had no choice but to bite the bullet and come over.
"Ha, kill you? That's a good idea!" The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni sneered.
" Gou Wang, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, please give me another chance. This time, I promise I won't be fooled!" The Blade-Spined Wolf scrambled down, its head slamming against the ground with a thud.
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni watched from the sidelines until a dent was formed in the ground before it finally spoke:
"Fine, I'll give you one last chance. If you get scammed again after you get out, you can forget about living!"
"Yes... yes... yes, I promise I won't be fooled again this time!" Blade-Spined Wolf said gratefully.
"Alright, get up now and go out to inform them!" the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni roared.
Blade-Spined Wolf responded as he quickly stood up.
Just like before, one provided cover while the other escaped.
Soon, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni stopped again.
This time, it didn't focus all its attention on preventing human attacks.
Instead, while looking upwards, he would occasionally turn his head to look in the direction where the Blade-Spined Wolf had just left.
To confirm whether it has been tricked back again.
One minute, two minutes, five minutes...
This time, the Blade-Spined Wolf did indeed not return, just as it had said, but...
At one point, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni looked again in the direction where the Blade-Spined Wolf had left.
This time, its expression turned completely somber.
Looking up, the Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni began to ponder.
There's no need to wait any longer. After so long without any movement, the Blade-Spined Wolf is either dead or has escaped.
Moreover, it's highly likely they ran away!
After all, I specifically chose this one when selecting the Calamity Beast!
Fourth Tier, and still Blade-Spined Wolf with decent speed and defense.
In a war of this intensity, it's not so easy to die if you're careful!
Therefore, the most likely explanation is that they ran away!
"Heh, were you scared by what you just said?"
The Hook-Tailed Golden Suanni sneered, reminding itself that next time it encountered this situation, it should not use death as a final threat.
But now...
It lowered its gaze, looking at the increasingly sparse Calamity Beast beside it, its eyes still fierce, but vaguely revealing a hint of incomprehension.
Can war really be fought like this?